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api.video MCP by usefulapi

By usefulapi.io Verified namespace

Manage videos and live streams, inspect captions, players and webhooks, and read play analytics.

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Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
199 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
15

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 199 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name apivideo-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 15 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 199 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 199 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    64 of 64 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-10T23:33:18.753491Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using api.video MCP by usefulapi

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http api-video-mcp-by-usefulapi https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 15

apivideo_create_live_stream

WRITE. Create a new live stream, returning a stream key and RTMP ingest URL to broadcast to. POST /live-streams.

Discovered
apivideo_create_video

WRITE. Create a new video object. If `source` (a public video URL) is provided, api.video ingests the video from that URL — recommended for hosted use, since raw file bytes cannot stream through MCP. POST /videos.

Discovered
apivideo_delete_video

WRITE. Permanently DELETE a video and all its assets. This cannot be undone. DELETE /videos/{videoId}.

Discovered
apivideo_get_live_stream

Get a single live stream object by id (stream key, RTMP ingest, player URL). Read-only. GET /live-streams/{liveStreamId}.

Discovered
apivideo_get_live_stream_analytics

Aggregated play analytics for live streams over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/live-streams/plays.

Discovered
apivideo_get_video

Get a single video object by id (title, assets, player URL, status flags). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}.

Discovered
apivideo_get_video_analytics

Aggregated play analytics for videos over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/videos/plays.

Discovered
apivideo_get_video_status

Get encoding and ingest status for a video (upload progress, encoding qualities, playability). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/status.

Discovered
apivideo_list_captions

List caption tracks for a video (language, source URL, default flag). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/captions.

Discovered
apivideo_list_chapters

List chapter tracks for a video. Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/chapters.

Discovered
apivideo_list_live_streams

List live streams in the account, with optional filters (streamKey, name) and sorting. Read-only. GET /live-streams.

Discovered
apivideo_list_players

List customized player themes in the account. Read-only. GET /players.

Discovered
apivideo_list_videos

List videos in the account, with optional filters (title, tags, metadata, description, liveStreamId) and sorting. Read-only. GET /videos.

Discovered
apivideo_list_webhooks

List webhooks configured in the account, optionally filtered by event name. Read-only. GET /webhooks.

Discovered
apivideo_update_video

WRITE. Update fields on an existing video. Only the provided fields are changed. PATCH /videos/{videoId}.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected199 ms15

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